Hot2Trot run raises money for volunteer fire department

COTTAGE GROVE (WKOW) -- Firefighters help save our lives, so now it's time to give back.

The annual Firemen's Festival in Cottage Grove includes the Hot2Trot 5K Run/Walk, which raises money for the volunteer fire department. The festival also includes a carnival, professional rodeo, food and drink tents, a kids tractor pull and live music, among other things.

Proceeds from past festivals have been used to buy firefighting apparatus and equipment, as well as to help several Cottage Grove youth groups.

The festival is coming up Father's Day weekend. To learn more, head to this website or e-mail festival@cottagegrovefire.org.